8f. public works december activity reportActivity Report, December 2015
Street light repair, 2 employees worked on street lights to repair Christmas Wreaths that were not
functioning this took about 4 or 5 hours to get them to function properly. Most were just bad
connections from weathering.
Completed what we could on the hockey rink. With the cold weather approaching, we were
running out of time. I always had at least 2 men working at the rink for just over a week.
Due to the holiday season, we recorded 16 days of pump run times for the month of December.
Approximately 25 hours is spent for 1 employee to accomplish this particular task.
On December 18, 2015, 2 members of the crew began to flood water onto the ice rink and
pleasure rink area. They spent about 8 man hours at this job. Plus, our PT rink attendant spent
another 6 to 8 hours on flooding over the weekend of the 19th and 20th
DMR sampling was due this month. Samples were taken and delivered to Pace Analytical. This
requires 1 person all day to do this.
Recording samples from the previous month when the results return to us take another full day.
One of the crew rebuilt a new man -hole cover for a catch -basin down in the bliss. A new cover
was put in place for safety reasons. This took 2 days to rebuild the cover.
Various in -shop duties are performed either once a month or once a week to prevent safety
hazards. Some of the jobs performed are cranes, straps, and ladder inspection. There is more to
it. We have a whole list that requires inspecting also. General clean-up of the floor and cleaning
of vehicles is also performed. This month, one the Public Works crew was able to sweep the
floor and pick-up the shop some. This only takes a few hours. One of the vehicles needed be
serviced. This means it needed to have its fluids checked and changed if needed.
1 of the crew spent a day cleaning and painting the frame of the hockey nets red to bring back a
little color in them.
On December 23rd, the Public Works crew came in during the evening to plow and salt. There
was a mix of rain and snow. Bad conditions, approximately 2 to 3 inches of accumulation.
December 24th, the crew came in for about 3 hours to salt and sand a few real bad spots. Mike
Hienz (Fire Chief) called me to inform me that conditions were hazardous, an especially in the
area of Pilar Ave.
December 26th, another 4 inches of accumulation had the Public Works crew and the PT
employees out plowing, salting and sanding.
The following Monday the 28th, took care of sidewalks clearing them off and used the blower on
the rink. The Zamboni could not handle the amount of snow that was on the ice. Rink Attendant,
Ben Johnson came in twice a day except for Christmas to flood the rinks. He also flooded
through the rest of the week to open the rink up by New Year's Holiday. Williams took 3 calls of
concern
Of road conditions. These issues were taken care of.
Once again, the crew finished the day getting the trucks ready for more snow that was expected
for December 29.
December 29, more plowing was done with full-time crew and PT employees. Once completed,
the full time crew began to clean the trucks of dirt and salt.
On December 30, repaired a mailbox, salted a few roads on request and looked into areas of
interest for plowing in the future. Referring to new hammerheads or cul-de-sac where residents
have moved into. Changed old worn plow blade on the F-350 and they also completed cleaning
the equipment. One employee left early to start his vacation request
December 31, one person had vacation day. Had locates and meter readings to do.
Put finishing touches on the ice rinks and we decided to open the rink for the New Year holiday.
The office staff rushed to get the warming house attendants available to open. Ice was ready and
we were able to open at 10 am. We got the nets out, put up new signs and put out the rubber mats
for the skaters.
Thank you,
Dave Williams, Director of Public Works